by newyorkers | Jun 18, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Grammar Lessons, Spanish Prepositions, Spanish Pronouns
This story illustrates when to use Por vs. Para in Spanish. This story is actually from a previous email that I sent several years ago, but I want to mention it again because it illustrates the confusion that can be caused if you do not know when to use the...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Grammar Lessons, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Prepositions, Spanish Pronouns
In today’s blog post, I have a podcast for you to download. The podcast covers the differences between por vs. para Por vs. Para can be a confusing topic for many English speakers learning Spanish because depending on the context, both “para” and “por” can mean...
by newyorkers | May 10, 2014 | Grammar Lessons, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Prepositions, Spanish Pronouns
Today I am going to talk about direct speech/quoted speech vs. indirect speech/reported speech in Spanish. In the Spanish language, this topic of Spanish grammar is called “estilo directo” vs. “estilo indirecto.” In English, direct style vs....
by newyorkers | May 9, 2014 | Grammar Lessons, Spanish Prepositions, Spanish Pronouns
Today I will talk about a common grammatical mistake that native English speakers make in BOTH English and Spanish. This mistake involves what’s known in terms of grammar as the Direct Style vs. the Indirect Style. Oddly, you will NOT find that Spanish speakers...
by Patrick Jackson | Nov 13, 2013 | Grammar Lessons, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Pronouns
When to use le vs. se in Spanish is a very difficult topic for many people learning Spanish. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a customer who wrote: “Hola Patrick, I am a big fan of your products. I have purchased LSLC Levels 1 and 2. However, I...
by Patrick Jackson | Nov 7, 2013 | Advanced Spanish, Grammar Lessons, Spanish Pronouns
Let’s talk about when to use le vs. les in Spanish. A customer emailed me to ask why does the Spanish speaker in the LSLC lesson say: “Vas a hacerle la cama a nuestras hijas” instead of “vas a hacerles la cama a nuestras hijas.” In other...
